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You Are What You Worship: How True Worship Shapes Us Into the People We Were Made To Be
Something is missing from our worship today. We are a people with faith but without fruit. We worship with our minds but not with our lives. We sing with our lips but not with our hearts. We’ve traded knowing God for inconsequently knowing about God. You Are What You Worship is not about worshiping with a song; it's about worshiping with your whole life. It’s about beholding the Creator and becoming the creature you were made to be. This is a call for all who wish to follow Jesus and live out their true purpose. It’s a call to worship both in spirit and in truth, to value what God values, and to worship as God desires to be worshiped.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2021
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January 22, 2023
I had been hearing about this book for quite some time, and it was highly recommended. But I recently became intrigued by a book with a similar title called "You Are What You Love" by James K. A. Smith. So I got the idea to read the two of them together. I read Smith's book first and thought it made some very good points about how historic Christian worship "e.g. liturgy, spiritual disicplines, etc." are a corrective to secular liturgies that malform our desires.
After this, Azzarello's book was a bit of a disappointment. Much of what he had to say, would probably fall into the broad category of Christian discipleship. It has been said many times before, by other people. Azzarello seems to be suggesting that true worship is living out of a sincere response to Christ's self-sacrificial love, and that we are empowered when we draw from that love and live it out toward others in our daily lives. How we are to draw from that love is never really explained.
Where Azzarello differs from Smith is in where the emphasis falls. Smith believes that worship shapes our affections and will cause our love for God to grow. Azzarello believes that our worship of God is meaningless unless it comes from a person who has received the Love of God and acted on it before hand. How one gets more than an intellectual understanding of the concept of God's love without the voluntary participation in the worshipful response of the church - so that the heart is transformed, seems to be a mystery left to the reader.
In one sentence Azzarello seems to hit on the same insight as Smith when talking about serving others. He says that we start to love those we spend time with. Though Azzarello is talking about other people here. He does not seem to see how this relates to our relationship with God.
I am probably being very unfair to Azzarello. Perhaps I've misunderstood him. I would welcome someone pointing it out to me. Azzarello says many things that are good general truths of Christian discipleship, but I found nothing particularly insighful that I haven't heard before.
After this, Azzarello's book was a bit of a disappointment. Much of what he had to say, would probably fall into the broad category of Christian discipleship. It has been said many times before, by other people. Azzarello seems to be suggesting that true worship is living out of a sincere response to Christ's self-sacrificial love, and that we are empowered when we draw from that love and live it out toward others in our daily lives. How we are to draw from that love is never really explained.
Where Azzarello differs from Smith is in where the emphasis falls. Smith believes that worship shapes our affections and will cause our love for God to grow. Azzarello believes that our worship of God is meaningless unless it comes from a person who has received the Love of God and acted on it before hand. How one gets more than an intellectual understanding of the concept of God's love without the voluntary participation in the worshipful response of the church - so that the heart is transformed, seems to be a mystery left to the reader.
In one sentence Azzarello seems to hit on the same insight as Smith when talking about serving others. He says that we start to love those we spend time with. Though Azzarello is talking about other people here. He does not seem to see how this relates to our relationship with God.
I am probably being very unfair to Azzarello. Perhaps I've misunderstood him. I would welcome someone pointing it out to me. Azzarello says many things that are good general truths of Christian discipleship, but I found nothing particularly insighful that I haven't heard before.
March 22, 2021
I read this book via an Amazon KU [KINDLE Unlimited] download.
Some individuals are under the misconception that for them to worship, one has only to utter a bunch of words expressing their desires from the Lord, while at the same time allowing outside distractions to interfere with their worshipping. And then they wonder why their prays do not achieve any of their desired results.
To achieve their desired results from their worshipping, individuals must first eradicate the distractions from the area they wish to pray in so they can reach a peaceful communion with the Lord. Once this communion has gotten attained, they can concentrate on what kind of worship they need to perform based upon their specific needs.
There is a certain empowerment that individuals obtain and possess once they commit to praying to the Lord with all of their hearts and their faith in what the Lord has to offer them. The closer the relationship one has with the Lord, the better the opportunity to become the individual He desires an individual to become if they’re not already one.
In writing this book, author Jonathan Azzarello desires his readers to change the manner in which they’re worshipping the Lord so that they’re worshipping Him in the manner He would love them to. The wants his readers to begin possessing an understanding for who the Lord is, especially in regards to their day-to-day lives.
For wanting his readers to transform the manner in which they’re worshipping the Lord, from being relatively passive to one that is done with all of their faith in His being and their hearts, I’ve given Mr. Azzarello the 5 STARS he has garnered from this reviewer of nonfiction Christian books.
Some individuals are under the misconception that for them to worship, one has only to utter a bunch of words expressing their desires from the Lord, while at the same time allowing outside distractions to interfere with their worshipping. And then they wonder why their prays do not achieve any of their desired results.
To achieve their desired results from their worshipping, individuals must first eradicate the distractions from the area they wish to pray in so they can reach a peaceful communion with the Lord. Once this communion has gotten attained, they can concentrate on what kind of worship they need to perform based upon their specific needs.
There is a certain empowerment that individuals obtain and possess once they commit to praying to the Lord with all of their hearts and their faith in what the Lord has to offer them. The closer the relationship one has with the Lord, the better the opportunity to become the individual He desires an individual to become if they’re not already one.
In writing this book, author Jonathan Azzarello desires his readers to change the manner in which they’re worshipping the Lord so that they’re worshipping Him in the manner He would love them to. The wants his readers to begin possessing an understanding for who the Lord is, especially in regards to their day-to-day lives.
For wanting his readers to transform the manner in which they’re worshipping the Lord, from being relatively passive to one that is done with all of their faith in His being and their hearts, I’ve given Mr. Azzarello the 5 STARS he has garnered from this reviewer of nonfiction Christian books.
October 15, 2021
With a combination of solid biblical truth and relatable analogies, author and worship director Jonathan Azzarrello offers insight into what true worship is, and how it changes us. Solid theology is made accessible by parallels to everyday life (that are sometimes quite amusing!), and this allows readers to relate and apply the message of the book to their lives. This book is full of wisdom, and I found myself going crazy with my highlighter to mark passage after passage to reference later. Jonathan covers why we should worship, how we should worship, and what true worship looks like in everyday life in a way that inspires faith and challenges the reader to move forward with new purpose. This is hard to do as a debut author, but he hits the nail on the head. I know the author, as I am a member of the church where he directs worship, but I can honestly say this is an unbiased review and I truly do recommend this book to those who want to consider biblical worship in a new light. Grab a copy on Amazon.com in eBook, paperback, and audiobook form to experience this message for yourself!
June 18, 2021
Transformative! This is a gem for any believer looking to strengthen their worship life and establish strong roots as a true worshipper. This book is jam-packed - every page was like drinking from a firehose. Jonathan knows the scriptures, and lays out a passionate case straight from the Word for each of us to reset our status quo to worshipping God in spirit and truth with our WHOLE lives, and not JUST with songs or pat expressions that we equate with worship in our modern culture. If you are tired of being tired in your walk with the Lord, and the religiosity of church culture has you wearied, this book is a stream in the desert. It will refresh you and renew your heart toward pure worship - if you let it. Highly recommend.
July 25, 2021
Rethink My Worship
I thought You Are What You Worship to be a very challenging book. Not because it was difficult to read but it made me think about how I view worship and how I worship in church and in my own private time with God. I gave it four stars because I like the King James Bible and he used other translations. But that's just my personal preference .
I thought You Are What You Worship to be a very challenging book. Not because it was difficult to read but it made me think about how I view worship and how I worship in church and in my own private time with God. I gave it four stars because I like the King James Bible and he used other translations. But that's just my personal preference .
May 6, 2021
Beautifully explains how worship is more than singing at church on Sundays. Worship is a way of living out our expression of love and gratitude to our Savior. This book is overflowing with scripture and is both inspiring and challenging! Loved it!
June 20, 2022
Right on target
Just as the title of the book suggests "you are what you worship", the author hits the target in elaborating that in a practical and daily living.
Good read. If you are looking forward to evaluate your "spiritual inventory" I fully recommend it,
Just as the title of the book suggests "you are what you worship", the author hits the target in elaborating that in a practical and daily living.
Good read. If you are looking forward to evaluate your "spiritual inventory" I fully recommend it,
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